This is Why You Should NEVER Tell a Girl She’s Pretty

In a new ad by Verizon, they cite an alarming statistic by the National Science Foundation: 66% of 4th grade girls say they like science and math, but only 18% of all college engineering majors are female.

While there have been some explanations addressing this discrepancy, this ad highlights a reason being that we could be pushing our young girls away from areas related to STEM without even knowing it.